Table 1 Demographic data from asthma and control subjects

Gender, % male

75

83

Age, years, median (range)

11 (6, 17)

15 (10, 20)

FEV₁ (% change with bronchodilator), median (range)

3.5 (−13, 10)

N/A

Post-bronchodilator FEV₁ (% predicted), median (range)

97 (62, 107)

N/A

FEF_25–75 (% predicted), median (range)

83 (28, 112)

N/A

Post-bronchodilator FEF_25–75 (% predicted), median (range)

93 (37, 110)

N/A

Serum IgE, IU/mL, median (range)

247 (60, 1706)

N/A

Blood eosinophils, %, median (range)

6 (2, 14)

N/A

ACT score, median (range)

23 (17, 23)

N/A